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Camotes Enmielados (Mexican Sweet Yams)

Camotes enmielados, also known as camotes con pilocilo, or camotes enmielados al horno, camotes con piloncilo al horno, is a baked, or stovetop, dessert-style Mexican yam/sweet potato dish. It is traditionally a home-cooked food, not typical restaurant fare. The finished product should have a strong caramel flavor, with a typical hint of bitterness from the

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Method

  1. 01

    Place whole or thickly-sliced yams in a large baking dish.

  2. 02

    Place piloncilo cone atop the yams, then add water and cinnamon.

  3. 03

    Cover dish, and bake for about 60 minutes, basting the yams with the now sweetened cooking liquid as needed.

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Source & licence

This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Wikibooks Cookbook . Text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0, credited to Thelmadatter; view original image record .